Here at BUST, Spring is in the air and a new, more hopeful year has already begun! To celebrate, we’ve got sunny, smart, and super-talented actor Rachel Brosnahan gracing our cover and getting us psyched for Oscar season and the return of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Inside, we’ve got a rad celebration of roller skating, the surprising true story of how Lysol was originally marketed as a feminine hygiene product, an exploration of the Chinese tradition of “Vegetarian Houses” for women who prefer to live with each other instead of with men, and much more!
Rachel Brosnahan, star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, is living a life her character Midge could only dream of. By Lisa Butterworthn
Our ultimate guide to the spring’s most entertaining trend—roller skating! By Lola Star
For generations, some Asian women have been leaving their sexist societies behind and getting ahead by banding together in “vegetarian halls.” By Lara McCaffrey
How R&B star Andra Day transformed into her idol for the important new film The United States vs. Billie Holiday. By Sabrina Ford
Why was Lysol America’s fave form of birth control? By Kelly Kathleen
Sabrina’s winsome witch Abigail Cowen plays dress up in our fave looks of the season. Photographed by Jeaneen Lund, Styled by Monty Jackson
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